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Planetary Datasheet

Name

Alderaan

Region

Core Worlds

Sector

Alderaan Sector

System

Alderaan System

Suns

1

Moons

0

Primary Terrain

Grasslands, Small seas, Forests, Jungles, Swamps, Deserts, Ice cap, Mountains, Urban

Points of Interest

Aldera Royal Palace, University of Alderaan, Castle Lands (original capital), Alderaan Select Academy for Young Ladies

Native Species

None, formerly Killiks

Population

2 billion

Affiliation

The Galactic Empire

"Any time is the time to visit Alderaan! How can one not enjoy a planet where peace and beauty are common preoccupations, and art and learning are the popular pastimes?"

―Lord Tion

Alderaan was the second planet in the Alderaan system, and the home of many famous heroes, including Leia Organa Solo, Bail Organa, and Ulic Qel-Droma. Renowned galaxy-wide for its unspoiled beauty, Alderaanians worked with and around the land to preserve as much of the natural surroundings as they could.

In an attempt by Grand Moff Tarkin and the Galactic Empire to intimidate the galaxy into submission, the unarmed and peaceful planet of Alderaan was destroyed by the first Death Star in 0 BBY (35:3:7).

Terrain View of the Mountains from the Palace Considered the "Shining Star" of the Core Worlds, wild grasslands and old mountain ranges dominated the planet's land surface. Large oceans and scattered inland seas provided the planet with ideal conditions for a large variety of flora and fauna to develop. As such, Alderaan was the homeworld of some of the galaxy's most famous animals, such as the nerf and the thranta. Alderaanian cities were often built with great care taken to protect nature. One such city, Crevasse City was built on the walls of a canyon, nearly invisible from above. Others were built on stilts along the shoreline or under the polar ice. The capital, Aldera, known for its university, was built on a small island in the center of a caldera. The Petrified mounds of the Killiks in the Castle Lands In the Castle Lands, the remains of Killik mounds stood as a silent testament to the indigenous species that had disappeared for unknown reasons. Philosophers, poets, and artists often visited the Castle Lands for inspiration and meditation. Alderaan was home to more than eight thousand subspecies of grass and an even larger number of wildflowers. Its flora also included a massive variety of spices, herbs, and grains. The planet had no major oceans, but it had a single polar ice cap. The rest of Alderaan's surface water was composed of thousands of lakes and connecting waterways. Fauna Alderaan had many rare species not seen anywhere else in the Galaxy, as well as many common creatures. The most notable species was the nerfs - antlered mammalian herbivores raised on farms and in animal nurseries on planets such as Alderaan and Kashyyyk. They were popular for their meat, nerfmilk, and soft hide. It is suspected that they originated on Alderaan, but escaped its destruction. Other known species included the Grazer, Thranta, Stalking bird, Woolly moth, Oozle, and the Manka cat. Heading Content here.